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SALINES
Noun
salines
plural of saline
Anagrams
• lisenas, silanes
Source: Wiktionary
SALINE
Sa"line ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [F. salin, fr. L. sal salt: cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See Salt.]
1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.
2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Sa"line ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.]
Definition: A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Sal"ine, n.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]
2. (Med. Chem.)
Definition: A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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